Plating metals



ROBERT G. PINE, OF NEVARK, NEW JERSEY.

PLATING METALS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,256, dated July 11, 1854.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT G. PiNE, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Plating; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a. part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, is a front elevation of my device or apparatus for plating. Fig. 2, is a plan or top View of the elastic bed with a buckle bow thereon. Fig. 3, is a transverse section of the elastic bed, buckle bow, and male and female dies. Fig. 4, is a back view of the buckle bow, and female die.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The nature of my invention consist-s in placing the article to be plated, upon an elastic bed, and within a female die formed of thin sheet metal, and corresponding to the form of the article to be plated. Directly above the elastic bed, there is a male die, which is forced down in a heated sta-te upon the article to be plated, and fuses the solder or uniting material which is placed between the foil and the article, the foil being placed directly over the female die, the foil being united to the article by the pressure of the male die, and the fusing of the solder by the heat thereof.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A, Fig. l, represents two uprights, having at their lower ends, a horizontal base, B, on which a bed, O, formed of india rubber or any other suitable elasticl material is placed. At the upper ends of the uprights, there is a cross plate, D, which is stationary, and has a screw, E, passing through v it, the screw being surmounted with a hand wheel, F. To the lower end of the screw, E, there is attached a box, having ears or projections, (a), (al), one at each side, through which the uprights, A, A, pass. Underneath the box, G, there is a male die, H, which corresponds in shape to the article to be plated. In the drawings, a buckle bow, I, is represented as the article to be plated, and the male die, H, is so shaped, as to fit snugly over the inner or back surface of the buckle bow, as shown in Fig. 3.

J, is a female die, formed of thin sheet metal, and fitting the outer surface of the buckle bow, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Operation: The female die, J, is placed upon the elastic bed, C, and the foil, represented by K, with which the buckle bow or other article is to be plated, is placed over the female die, J, and the solder is then placed over the foil and between the foil and buckle bow, the buckle bow being directly underneath the male die, H. The male die is heated by inserting a heater within the box, Gr, and the male die is forced down upon the buckle bow, the heat of the male die fusing the solder, and its pressure causing the foil to adhere properly to the bow. The bed, Q, by being elastic, conforms to the shape of the female die, J, which, by the pressure, becomes partially embedded within the bed, C, as shown in Fig. 3.

By the above invention, articles may be platedwith great facility, and in a perfect manner. The necessary apparatus is not expensive to manufacture, and is simple, and not liable to get out of repair. All the parts, with the exception of the elastic bed, may be constructed of metal.

`What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Plating articles, by tting said articles within a female die, J, formed of thin sheet metal, or any other proper material, which is placed upon an elastic bed, C, the foil, K, and solder, being placed between the female die and article, and forcing a male die, H, in a heated state, upon the article, fo-r the purpose of fusing the solder, and causing the foil to adhere and become firmly united to the article, as set forth.

ROBERT G. PINE.

Vitnesses S. H. WALEs, A. WV. OooMnE. 

